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Wicklow Area   S: Croghan Kinsella Subarea
Place count in area: 116, OSI/LPS Maps: 28B, 55, 56, 61, 62, AWW, EW-DM, EW-LG, EW-WE, EW-WS 
Highest place:
Lugnaquilla, 924.7m
Maximum height for area: 924.7 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 905 metres,

Places in area Wicklow:
Cen: Glendalough North:   Brockagh Mountain 556.9mBrockagh Mountain NW Top 549.5mBrockagh Mountain SE Top 471.7mCamaderry East Top 677.3mCamaderry Mountain 698.6mConavalla 734mTomaneena 682.4m
Cen: Glendalough South:   Carriglineen Mountain 456.6mCullentragh Mountain 510mDerrybawn Mountain 476.1mKirikee Mountain 474.5mLugduff 653.2mLugduff SE Top 638mMullacor 660.7mTrooperstown Hill 430m
N Cen: Tonelagee:   Carrignagunneen 561mFair Mountain 571.2mStoney Top 713.7mTonelagee 815.8mTonelagee E Top 668mTonelagee South-East Top 545.8m
NE: Bray & Kilmacanogue:   Bray Head Hill 238.9mCarrigoona Commons East 242mDowns Hill 372.9mGreat Sugar Loaf 501.2mKindlestown Hill 210mLittle Sugar Loaf 342.4m
NE: Djouce:   Djouce 725.5mKnockree 342.1mMaulin 570mTonduff 642mTonduff East Top 593mWar Hill 684.8mWhite Hill 631.1m
NE: Fancy:   Ballinafunshoge 480mKanturk 527.4mKnocknacloghoge 532.4mLuggala 593.3mRobber's Pass Hill 508.9mScarr 640mScarr North-West Top 559.8mSleamaine 430m
NE: Vartry:   Ballinacorbeg 336mBallycurry 301mDunranhill 342mMount Kennedy 365.9m
NW: Blessington:   Carrigleitrim 408mLugnagun 446.2mSlieveroe 332mSorrel Hill 599.5m
NW: Mullaghcleevaun:   Black Hill 602.2mCarrigshouk 572.5mCarrigvore 682.4mDuff Hill 720.8mGravale 719mMoanbane 703mMullaghcleevaun 846.7mMullaghcleevaun East Top 796mSilsean 698m
S: Aughrim Hills:   Cushbawn 400mKilleagh 249mMoneyteige North 427mPreban Hill 389m
S: Croaghanmoira:   Ballinacor Mountain 529.3mBallycurragh Hill 536mBallyteige 447mCarrickashane Mountain 508mCroaghanmoira 662.3mCroaghanmoira North Top 579.5mFananierin 426mSlieve Maan 547.8mSlieve Maan North Top 546.1m
S: Croghan Kinsella:   Annagh Hill 454mCroghan Kinsella 606mCroghan Kinsella East Top 562.1mSlievefoore 414m
S: Shillelagh Hills:   Lakeen 357mMonaughrim 206mSeskin 344mStookeen 420m
S: Tinahely Hills:   Ballycumber Hill 429.7mEagle Hill 296mMuskeagh Hill 398.2m
SE: Wicklow South East:   Ballinastraw 284mBallyguile Hill 188mBarranisky 280mCarrick Mountain 381mCollon Hill 238mKilnamanagh Hill 217mWestaston Hill 270m
W: Baltinglass:   Ballyhook Hill 288mBaltinglass Hill 382mCarrig Mountain 571mCarrigeen Hill 298mCloghnagaune 379.5mCorballis Hill 258mKeadeen Mountain 653mSpinans Hill 409mSpinans Hill SE Top 400mTinoran Hill 312m
W: Cen Lugnaquilla:   Ballineddan Mountain 652.3mBenleagh 689mCamenabologue 758mCamenabologue SE Top 663mCloghernagh 800mCorrigasleggaun 794.6mLugnaquilla 924.7mSlievemaan 759.7m
W: Donard:   Brewel Hill 222mChurch Mountain 544mCorriebracks 531mLobawn 636mSlievecorragh 418mSugarloaf 552mTable Mountain 701.7mTable Mountain West Top 563m

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
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Croghan Kinsella Mountain Cruachán A name in Irish, also The Pinnacle, also Croghan Kinshelagh an extra EastWest name in English (Ir. Cruachán [GE], 'little stack') Wexford/ Wicklow County in Leinster Province, in Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam Lists, Basalt and gabbro Bedrock

Height: 606m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 62 Grid Reference: T13096 72884
Place visited by 286 members. Recently by: farmerjoe1, Kaszmirek78, agakilbride, SeanPurcell, thmswhelan, Arcticaurora, grzywaczmarcin, pdtempan, Hjonna, MartaD, Aidan_Ennis, AnthonyJ, staypatient, discovering_dann, oreills8
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Longitude: -6.324118, Latitude: 52.795465 , Easting: 313096, Northing: 172884 Prominence: 541m,  Isolation: 0.8km,   Has trig pillar
ITM: 713020 672923,   GPS IDs, 6 char: CrghKn, 10 char: CrghnKnsl
Bedrock type: Basalt and gabbro, (Dolerite)

The Uí Chinnsealaigh were the dominant Gaelic family in this area and the mountain gets the fuller version of its name from them. This helps to distinguish it from Croaghanmoira, which is a little further north.   Croghan Kinsella is the 275th highest place in Ireland.

Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/261/
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Croghan Kinsella (<i>Cruachán</i>) in area Wicklow, Ireland
Picture: View NE to Croghan Kinsella from Annagh Hill.
 
A very accessible Top.
Short Summary created by Harry Goodman  30 Mar 2015
Park at the entrance to Raheenleagh Forest T1529471417 starA where there is room for several cars. Follow the main forest track up WNW keeping right at T1491772046 starB, just after a dip in the upward path and then higher up at T1487973038 starC keep left. (Please note that the track on the ground is much more direct and easy to follow than would appear from those shown on OSi Sheet 62 (3rd Edition) and that no tracks at all are shown in the later 4th Edition.) Continue up to its end at T1360273092 starD ignoring any branches off on the right. The summit lies to the SE about 400 metres further along a less defined but easy to follow path up over peaty ground and some rock. It is marked by a Trig Pillar prominently set on a small rocky up crop. Vews N can trace the full W to E line of the Wicklow Mountains from Keadeen Mt. across to the Great Sugarloaf and SW over Annagh Hill to the Blackstairs. Add to this views E over Slievefoore for a sweep along the E coast to complete a perfect panorama. The provision of the good track, almost to the top, make Croghan Kinsella a most accessible mountain for all. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/261/comment/5021/
 
Revisited Croghan after a interval of nearly 30 y .. by milo   (Show all for Croghan Kinsella (Cruachán))
 
This is an isolated peak giving a quite different .. by simon3   (Show all for Croghan Kinsella (Cruachán))
 
A Miniature Coffin Stone .. by simon3   (Show all for Croghan Kinsella (Cruachán))
 
Fine views and a gilded history .. by Bunsen7   (Show all for Croghan Kinsella (Cruachán))
 
Windfarms completed. Walking trails nearly ready .. by mickhanney   (Show all for Croghan Kinsella (Cruachán))
 
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